international community; international society; the world
one-by-one; separately; in detail
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
social; societal; societary
custom; habit; customary practice
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to turn completely into; to become completely
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
surely; certainly; without doubt
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
same generation; one's generation
junior high school student; middle school pupil
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
at once; immediately; right now
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
together; at the same time; same; identical
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)